The week in healthcare reform
“California has the structures and the will to supply health care for all…We just need federal support and waivers allowing us to move to universal health care.” –Tam Ma, Deputy Legislative Secretary for Governor Newsom
Wow! What a week for single payer!
Healthy California Now | Pilar Schiavo | June 18, 2021
“Right now, health insurance giants are using mandatory arbitration to escape accountability when they cheat patients and deny them coverage of the care the law requires….” —Rep. Katie Porter, (D) California
New Legislation Aims to Allow Patients to Sue Health Insurance Companies
CNBC.com | Megan Leonhardt | June 18, 2021
“If [states] want to be innovative, they can reduce the cost of care and increase coverage for more people. We’re open to some good ideas. —Xavier Becerra, HHS Secretary
Biden to Build on ‘Obamacare’ After Supreme Court Tosses GOP Lawsuit
PBS Newshour | Judy Woodruff | June 17, 2021
“…lowering the eligibility age would increase costs for the federal government, even as it potentially lowered costs for businesses.”
What Lowering the Medicare Eligibility Age Would Mean for Health Care
Marketplace | Kimberly Adams | June 15, 2021
“…when it comes to diversity and discrimination, the way physicians view equity improvements varies widely from the way their patients see it….”
Physicians, Patients See Race and Trust in Healthcare Differently, Poll Finds
Healthcare Dive | Hailey Mensik | June 15, 2021
“…the penalties for noncompliance are minimal (maximum $300 per day) and the costs of disclosure potentially great….”
Most Hospitals Aren’t Complying with Price Transparency Rule
Axios | Caitlin Owens | June 15, 2021
“…looser rules usher in a new challenge for businesses: How will they determine customers’ vaccination status and ascertain whether they need to wear masks?”
Newsom: Vaccine Verification System in Works
CalMatters | Emily Hoeven | June 14, 2021
“The Affordable Care Act helped…. However, after 2016, coverage gains stalled and slightly eroded.”
Inequities in Health Care Coverage and Access Remain Despite Legislative Gains
Benefits Pro | Alan Goforth | June 14, 2021
“…the [pharmaceutical] industry has given no indication that it’s willing to accept Medicare negotiations or significant curbs to its pricing power.”
To Curb Drug Prices, Democrats Still Seeking a Balance
Associated Press | Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | June 12, 2021
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